Fashion and Clothing BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma
Start Date | 02/09/2024
Time/Day | FULL TIME
Is this course for me?
If you are enthusiastic about fashion and its trends, then this course will enable you to acquire the skills and knowledge to pursue a career within the fashion industry either by progression to a Higher Education course or through employment as a junior fashion designer or pattern cutter. Leading fashion expert tutors from the Centre for Excellence at the School for the Arts will share their skills and experience with you. Our tutors have worked for national high street brands, from River Island to George and Florence and Fred (F&F). Many students have gone on to secure places at prestigious universities nationwide and into employment with leading fashion retailers.What will I study?
How long is the course?
How will I be assessed?
What qualifications do I need?
What can I progress onto?
Other Information
Course Fees
16-18 Year Olds | 19+ year olds | Free for eligible learners? | Is Loan Available? |
£8340.00 |
Exam Fee
Clothing, Fashion and Accessories Designers
Clothing, fashion and accessories designers plan, direct and undertake the creation of designs for new clothing and related fashion accessories.
Requirements: Honours, Bachelor's degree
Opportunities
What could you earn
Typical Tasks
- Observes and manages intellectual property issues.
- Oversees production of sample and/or finished product or produces one-off products for fashion shows.
- Specifies materials, production method and finish for aesthetic or functional effect.
- Submits design to management, sales department or client for approval, communicates design rationale and makes any necessary alterations.
- Prepares sketches, designs, patterns or prototypes for textiles, clothing, footwear, jewellery, fashion accessories.
- Undertakes research to determine market trends, production requirements, availability of resources and formulates design concepts.
- Liaises with client to determine the purpose, cost, technical specification and potential uses/users of clothing or related fashion accessory.
Knowledge
Skills
Course fees shown are per annum for University Centre courses. Courses lasting longer than one year, fees will be payable per year.
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